So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.
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Gill's Exposition
And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath,.... That is, after the death of Ehud, when the people of Israel were in distress again from another quarter, this man was raised up of God to be a judge and…
Barnes' Notes
The land - i. e. that portion of it which had suffered from the oppression of Moab, probably Benjamin and Ephraim chiefly (see Jdg 3:11). In judging of the nature of Ehud’s act there are many…
Ehud is the next of the judges whose achievements are related in this history, and here is an account of his actions.
I. When Israel sins again God raises up a new oppressor, Jdg 3:12-14. It was an…
Cambridge Bible
was subdued Similarly in the conclusions to the other stories, Jdg 4:23; Jdg 8:28, Jdg 11:33; 1Sa 7:13. The expression, which seems to form a more integral part of the narrative proper than the rest…